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      “This Cadet Officer Training Corps [C.O.T.C.] all ended abruptly with Armistice Day, and there were parades up and down Yonge Street.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      This photograph of a streetcar and crowd was taken on Armistice Day in Toronto by Dr. George C.R. Hall. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photograph taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall of the Armistice Day parade. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      A photo of Dr. George C.R. Hall while he was in medical school. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Following his internship in Hamilton, Dr. George C.R. Hall interned in the Lying-In Hospital, New York City, from January 1925 to June 1925.

      A photograph of a street in New York City taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall in 1925 while he was interning there. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      While interning in New York, Dr. George C.R. Hall often went to Yankee Stadium to watch Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, and Lou Gehrig, who were just starting their baseball careers. Picture taken by Dr. George C.R. Hall.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall as the Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1938. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall was fascinated with technology. Technology in this era was the short wave radio (ham radio) and George C.R. Hall obtained his ham radio license in 1934. He communicated with people worldwide, using his call number VE3NC. His interest extended beyond learning the code to the construction …

      In the 1930s, Dr. & Mrs. George C.R. Hall’s two other children, Warner and Patricia, were born. Picture of Mrs. George C.R. Hall and her two children, Warner and Patricia.

      Dr. & Mrs. George C.R. Hall’s three children in 1937. Picture: Left to right; Terence, Patricia, & Warner Hall.

      Photograph of Dr. George C.R. Hall taken in 1923 at Hamilton General Hospital during his internship. The woman in the photograph is not identified. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      George C.R. Hall entered first year medicine at University of Toronto in 1918. This class was unique in that it was a mixture of WWI veterans and high school graduates. It also had the largest enrolment on record.

      Dr. George C.R.Hall taken in 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “My University class was large, approximately 250. It was several days before we really got organized.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      “It did not take the University of Toronto C.O.T.C. (Cadet Officer Training Corp) long to catch up though, and although many of our class were veterans of WWI, and still in uniform, we had to wear a military uniform to school on Tuesday and Friday and drill on the back …

      “This did us no harm, except we did resent being recognized as soldiers, for at least two days a week, especially when many had years of front line service and bore scars of war.“ George C.R. Hall’s words.

      Dr. George C.R. Hall standing in front of his residence at the University of Toronto in 1918. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      “I was cautioned in my first year by the Professor to better my work or else, and only then did I really settle down and study.” George C.R. Hall’s words.

      This is Dr. George C.R. Hall's first year medical school report. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.